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5th January 2005

Parking garages

“The parking garage has become the dominant form of urban architecture… as a building type the rigid form and ingenious integration with the functions of the car, have made it one of the most modern and innovative building types in the city. This photographic series documents examples of the urban parking garage types.”

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5th January 2005

Comparison of selected photo mosaic (photomosaic) applications

“Standard photo mosaic applications are based on similar (don’t read the same) process. Applications are different in implemented recognition/selection algorithms (most are unique and not patented :o) and built-in functions for control/enhance mosaic rendering process. This comparison shows main features for selected mosaic software.”

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5th January 2005

43 Things

“People have known for years that making a list of goals is the best way to achieve them. Why is that? First, getting your goals in writing can help you clarify what you really want to do. You might find you have some important and some frivolous goals. That is OK. You’ve got space for 43 Things on your list. Not every one of them has to change the world (but save room for the ones that might).”

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5th January 2005

Visio Stencils for Information Architects

“The Visio stencils on this page are free for downloading and using. They are designed to aid the work of Information Architects. In short, they are not for everyone, you may want to familiarize yourself with common IA practices before trying to use these stencils.”

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